Hypatia

American  

[hahy-pay-shuh, -pat-ee-uh] / haɪˈpeɪ ʃə, -ˈpæt i ə /

noun

1. a.d. c370–415, Greek philosopher renowned for her beauty.

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Hypatia British  

/ haɪˈpeɪʃɪə /

noun

1. died 415 _ad , Neo-Platonist philosopher and politician, who lectured at Alexandria. She was murdered by a Christian mob

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Hypatia Scientific  

/ hī-pā′shə /

1. Greek philosopher who was the first notable woman mathematician and astronomer. She invented instruments used to view the stars and wrote commentaries on mathematics and astronomy, though none of them survives.

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As all the men fall madly under the spell of the audaciously heroic Lina, Hypatia decides that Joey, the man who just fell out of the sky, is meant to sweep her off her feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024

As a result of social media protests, many Hypatia contributors, including members of Tuvel’s dissertation committee, called for the journal to retract the article.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2018

Some critics of the exercise noted that of the journals successfully fooled by the articles, only a few, including Hypatia, have significant standing.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2018

Ann Garry, an interim editor of Hypatia, said she was “deeply disappointed” to learn that the papers, which went through double anonymous peer review, may be hoaxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2018

Hypatia stood at the epicenter of these mighty social forces.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan